1900–01 Sheffield Shield season

The 1900–01 Sheffield Shield season was the ninth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2] In January 1901, in the match between New South Wales and South Australia, New South Wales scored 918 runs in their first innings, with five batsmen scoring centuries.[3][4]

1900–01 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria
Participants3
Matches played6

Table
Team Pld W L D
Victoria 4400
New South Wales 4130
South Australia 4130

Statistics

Most Runs

Clem Hill 620[5]

Most Wickets

Jack Saunders 29 & Ike Travers 29[6]

References
  1. Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  2. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  3. "Mr Versatility". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "Sheffield Shield, 1900/01: New South Wales v South Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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